Васил

Bulgarian

Etymology

Abbreviated from Васи́лий (Vasílij), from Byzantine Greek Βασίλειος (Basíleios, “kingly”), borrowed with the spread of Christianity.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [vɐˈsiɫ]

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• Rhymes: -iɫ

Proper noun

Васи́л • (Vasíl) m (diminutive Ва́ско or Васи́лчо)

1. a male given name, feminine equivalent Васи́лка (Vasílka) or Васи́ла (Vasíla), equivalent to English Basil

Alternative forms

• Васи́лий (Vasílij) — ecclesiastical

Derived terms

• Васи́лев (Vasílev)
• Васи́лов (Vasílov)
• Васи́льов (Vasíljov)
• Васи́ловски (Vasílovski)
• Васи́лски (Vasílski)

Related terms

• василе́вс (vasilévs, “basileus”) (Greek borrowing)
• боси́лек (bosílek, “basil”) (Latin borrowing of Greek origin)

References

• Илчев, Стефан (1969) “Васѝл”, in Речник на личните и фамилни имена у българите [Dictionary of Bulgarian Personal and Family Names] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, page 103

Macedonian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈvasiɫ]

Proper noun

Васил • (Vasil) m

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Basil